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TIL that the first three major tenets of early Rastafarian beliefs were “Hatred of Whites”, “Superiority of Blacks” and “Revenge on Whites for their wickedness”

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APx4 TIL that The Dark Knight was the first Batman movie to not have the word Batman in the title and also to not have any bats throughout the film
xkEw TIL that phrases commonly found in headlines such as “experts say” and “new studies show” are called Weasel Words.
9YEZm TIL Orson Welles stabbed Joseph Holland on stage during a production of Caesar (1938). Welles played Brutus with a real knife, which reflected the stage lights more dramatically than a prop
YP4x TIL that American courts have begun citing Urban Dictionary to clarify slang terms whose meanings are important to the outcome of court cases, such as to “jack” meaning to steal
aabZ TIL Bill Nye’s ex-fiancée trespassed onto Bill’s property and sprayed herbicide on his plants to damage his garden.